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<< Our Photo Pages >> Hoshigajō - Hillfort in Japan in Shikoku

Submitted by Aska on Thursday, 24 January 2008  Page Views: 3547

Date UncertainSite Name: Hoshigajō Alternative Name: 星ヶ城 Hoshigajo
Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 2.96 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Shikoku Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Shōdo-shima island (Kagawa pref.)  Nearest Village: Katajō 片城
Latitude: 34.515804N  Longitude: 134.317753E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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Hillfort in Japan

A hillfort on the top of the Shōdoshima island. Most of the site is a medieval fort, some of the stone walls and henges may be attributed to the ancient age.

Near this site, some modern eccentric stone constructions were built, please note that they are not ancient monuments.
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 3.4km S 176° Eikō-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 18.6km NW 309° Kongōchō-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 24.9km SSW 211° Shido-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 25.3km NNE 19° Tabuchi garden* Modern Stone Circle etc
 26.2km S 190° Unobeyama Kofun* Chambered Cairn
 26.5km SW 229° Yashima-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 26.5km SW 227° Yashimajō* Hillfort
 28.0km SSW 193° Kawahigashi Kofun* Chambered Cairn
 28.1km WSW 240° Megishima replica Moai* Modern Stone Circle etc
 28.1km WNW 303° Jōkō-in temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 28.2km WNW 303° Eryō-in temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 30.7km NNE 26° Tsubone Kofungun* Chambered Cairn
 32.0km NW 326° Kumayama Iseki* Pyramid / Mastaba
 32.9km SW 230° Ritsurin Park* Modern Stone Circle etc
 33.4km SW 232° Iwaseoyama Kofungun* Chambered Cairn
 35.3km WNW 297° Sōgen-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 35.6km N 6° Yoi-Taniguchi Kofungun* Chambered Cairn
 35.7km NW 310° Ōmeguri-Komeguriyama* Hillfort
 36.0km NNE 33° Iwami Kitayama Kofungun* Chambered Cairn
 37.0km WSW 241° Yokotateyama Tōroku Kofungun* Chambered Cairn
 37.3km WSW 241° Yokotateyama Kyōzuka Kofun* Chambered Cairn
 37.5km WNW 304° Bizen KurumaZuka Kofun* Long Barrow
 40.1km NW 309° Takakura Jinja shrine* Cairn
 40.6km NNE 27° Yakuyama Kofungun* Barrow Cemetery
 41.2km NNW 328° Taichi-baka* Not Known (by us)
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